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Podcast: Freedom Within Boundaries - How Enterprise Architecture Empowers Data and AI
In this episode of the Insight Factory podcast, Fragile to Agile Founder Glenn Smyth joins the hosts for a fireside conversation on how large organisations can harmonise the worlds of data, AI, and enterprise architecture.
While data and AI teams thrive on experimentation and speed, enterprise architects are often seen as rigid gatekeepers slowing innovation. Glenn challenges that perception, explaining that when architecture is done poorly, it creates bottlenecks, but when done well, it acts as town planning for innovation.
He shares how principles-based governance establishes freedom within boundaries, giving data and AI teams room to innovate safely while staying strategically aligned. The discussion also covers:
- Why embedding architects directly into agile delivery teams bridges the gap between control and experimentation.
- How effective architecture aligns technology, business, and people design to strategy.
- Why enterprise architecture should empower, not police, innovation.
At its core, the conversation reframes architecture as the enabler of data-driven transformation at scale, balancing safety with speed to unlock enterprise potential.
